Conway Turns Five!

Conway at 5 Years Old

Height: 44in (73%)

Weight: 39lb 10oz (43%)

BMI: 14.4 (16%)

Conway is five years old!! He can be silly and fun loving and also deep thinking and analytical. He still loves to question/debate/argue about everything so we're still working on harnessing that "skill" for good rather than evil. For his birthday dinner Conway chose corndogs and asparagus followed by rice crispy treats. And here's a little more about him. Conway...

• has become legit at riding his bike.
• fell off his bike when he was first learning and landed directly on one of his front teeth so that tooth is gray now. 
• still has just the cutest, melt your heart smile.
• makes some really great faces. Describing them in writing really can't do them justice, but I needed to mention this anyway. One example is that sometimes when he's greeting you or agreeing with you, he'll point at you with both hands, give you a sort of wink, and make a clicking noise with his mouth. I don't know why this is so funny coming from a five year old.
• is fairly serious and sensitive and gets a chip on his shoulder pretty easily these days. We're definitely working with him on letting things go, not holding a grudge, and not retaliating.
• loves his brothers and is really sweet to them....sometimes. As the middle child, he's pretty good at playing with either his older or younger brother. He and Parker like to play basketball, soccer, and Legos together. He and Monroe are mostly into make believe with their stuffies. They make them meals in the play kitchen and have them do playdates and all sorts of activities together. It's pretty cute.
• has given Snowy Seahawk (his stuffed snow leopard) the reining title of favorite stuffed animal. He still loves to play with lots of his other stuffed animals, but Teddy now sits in the corner and watches Conway play with his new favorite toys.
• still loves his alone time. If he's tired or overwhelmed or upset, he'll grab his sleep sack and stuffed snow leopard and go lay down. I love that he knows what he needs, but I do wonder how this will manifest in teenage Conway. When I find him like this at age five he usually wants to tell me what's going on. I hope that is still true as he gets older.
• still has the last few hints of his little boy run and I'm not looking forward to the day when he finally transitions fully into big-kid run form.
• has technically given up naps. He does go into his room for a quiet time from about 2:45 - 3:45 and about 95% of the time he is asleep when I go in to get him.
• still loves to play dress-up. It's hard not to bust out laughing when he and Monroe come upstairs in full costume. They like to complete their looks with lots of accessories. 
• still says lellow instead of yellow and adocado instead of avocado and I hope that never changes. 
• loves to draw and color. I'm often impressed by how long he can sit and stay focused on this activity.
• is stoked about starting kindergarten next year. He even talks about the different kindergarten teachers at Coe and which ones he thinks he might get. He's very matter of fact when he reminds me that we don't know who his teacher will actually be, though, and that in the end it will be a surprise. Kindergarten Conway is going to be a riot!

We love you Conway!!

P.S. Conway Turns Four!, Parker Is Five Years Old!